RECAP '99 THE YEAR IN ELEPHANTS AND GOD'S PEOPLE
God's People
Pope's visit to Mexico is sponsored by Frito-Lay, which issues chip packets with J.P.II's head
Playwright Terence McNally gets death threats over gay Jesus in Corpus Christi
Kevin Smith's movie Dogma opens to Catholic protest
Elephants
International ban on ivory trade is lifted
The USDA charges Beatty-Cole circus with elephant abuse
Thai elephant steps on land mine; survives, gets artificial foot
[Both]
Exhibition with painting of Virgin Mary decorated with elephant dung causes uproar
G.O.P. candidates Bush, Bauer, Keyes invoke Jesus in a campaign debate
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